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On March 6, the United States Senate voted overwhelmingly to enhance toy safety by passing a bill that would make the ASTM International F 963 toy safety standard a mandatory federal requirement for all toys sold in the United States. The bipartisan Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Reform bill, which the Senate approved in a 79 to 13 vote, would increase funding for the CPSC and require…
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While all swimming pools pose certain risks, a new ASTM International standard focuses on specific issues presented by portable pools, which have become more popular and accessible to consumers in recent years. The standard, ASTM F 2666 , Specification for Aboveground Portable Pools for Residential Use, was developed by Subcommittee F15.60 on Portable Pools, which is under the jurisdiction of…
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Subcommittee E06.51 on Performance of Windows, Doors, Skylights and Curtain Walls, part of ASTM International Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings, has formed a new task group to address skylights in a proposed standard, WK17797 , Human Impact on Commercial Skylights. The new standard will be used to develop, formulate and improve standard methods of tests that simulate falls of persons onto…
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Two keystone documents for the Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems industry are now ASTM International standards. E 2568 , Specification for PB Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems, and E 2570 , Test Methods for Evaluating Water-Resistive Barrier (WRB) Coatings Used Under Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) or EIFS with Drainage, were approved as ASTM standards by ASTM…
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Responding to a petition filed with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products has revised standard F 1427 , Consumer Safety Specification for Bunk Beds. The revised standard, which is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F15.30 on Bunk Beds, represents an effort to minimize the potential of a strangulation hazard caused by the design of…
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A proposed new test method being developed by ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings will be used to determine air leakage in air barrier assemblies that are integrated with one another in a building enclosure system construction. Interested parties are invited to participate in the ongoing development of WK14823 , Test Method for Determining Air Leakage of Installed Air Barrier Systems,…
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ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products invites all interested parties to participate in a new subcommittee, F15.62 on Lead in Children’s Vinyl Products. Committee F15 was requested by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to explore ways to eliminate or significantly reduce children’s exposure to lead in consumer products. The parameters of the new subcommittee were discussed…
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Two new ASTM International standards will provide designers of wood burning appliances with a way to gage the effectiveness of technological improvements in their products. The standards, E 2515 , Test Method for Determination of Particulate Matter Emissions Collected by a Dilution Tunnel, and E 2558 , Test Method for Determining Particulate Matter Emissions from Fires in Low Mass Wood-Burning…
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After developing F 2417 , Specification for Fire Safety for Candles, Subcommittee F15.45 on Candle Products began working on a standard that would cover accessories, as data on home fires and Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls indicated that a number of types of accessories were involved in fires caused by candles in home settings. The resulting standard, F 2601 , Specification for Fire…
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Responding to incident data presented by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and recent recalls, ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products has developed a new standard, F 2613 , Consumer Safety Specification for Children’s Folding Chairs. The standard, which is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F15.59 on Children’s Folding Chairs, establishes testing requirements for…